LISBON, Jan 23 (Hina) - The Croatian flag was hoisted in the EXPO '98 Park in Lisbon on Monday. Croatia is the 43rd country participating in this world exhibition.
LISBON, Jan 23 (Hina) - The Croatian flag was hoisted in the EXPO
'98 Park in Lisbon on Monday. Croatia is the 43rd country
participating in this world exhibition. #L#
Today's ceremony in the EXPO '98 Park was also attended by the
Croatian Ambassador to Portugal Marko Zaja, who is the Croatian
representative at the EXPO '98.
This year's EXPO '98 will be the biggest exhibition in the
20th century and the first one at which Croatia will participate as
a sovereign country and have its own pavilion.
The ceremony, attended by the diplomatic corps and other
dignitaries, was headed by the exhibition's head commissioner,
Cardoso e Cunha. A reception was organised later for the
representatives of 23 countries which had their flag hoisted today.
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